Dear Jennifer Lopez,

Dear Jennifer Lopez,

I confess that I didn't know much about you until this year and never really cared for you - I thought you were a stuck-up, high-class, Hollywood prima donna, a diva who used her looks to hook fans.   I was wrong.

Since you took the role of a judge on American Idol, the whole world learned about the real person you are.  You have personality, you care about others, and you're compassionate.  You took your job on the show seriously and professionally.  You let us in to see you as a great mother and wife, as well as someone who nurtured other aspiring singers.  We saw you  work hard and  share your art with a  performance on stage.  I was truly impressed by what I saw two nights a week on Fox.  I think that being a judge was one of the best things you could have done, not only for your career, but  because it showed people the real Jennifer Lopez, not just the persona and facade of the recording artist on stage.

Today, as I surfed the tv channels, I discovered a movie on television that I thought looked mildly interesting.  The blurb on the channel guide said the 2004 movie starred Richard Gere.  To my surprise, I recognized Max from Dancing with the Stars as well as you.  I smiled when I realized Paulina was indeed you, and that you would be dancing in the movie.   I loved your acting in Shall We Dance, plus your character portrayal.  The movie showed me one more side of a talented Jennifer Lopez. 

Thank you so much for sharing yourself with us this past American Idol season.  I'm glad to know you're such a warm, wonderful person -- in my opinion, you're not only classy, but a true star.

                                                                           A new fan